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Elon Musk, xAI and Memphis

Elon Musk confirms buying overseas power plant, shipping it to Memphis for xAI
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Elon Musk has bought an overseas power plant to ship to Memphis for xAI, reports show. In a social media post made by Grok, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence system, Musk has "acquired a natural gas combined-cycle turbine power plant from overseas..."
Musk's xAI scores permit for gas-burning turbines to power Grok supercomputer in Memphis
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup attained an official permit to power its Memphis supercomputer facility using natural gas-burning turbines.
Elon Musk's xAI granted permit for 15 turbines at Memphis site: Here's everything we know
Shelby County Health Department has approved a permit for xAI's 15 natural gas turbines at the Paul R. Lowry Road site in Memphis.
Elon Musk's xAI Secures Permit To Burn Natural Gas For Grok Supercomputer In Memphis Amid Clean Air Act Lawsuit, Pollution Complaints
Elon Musk's xAI has secured a permit to run 15 natural gas turbines at its Memphis AI facility despite lawsuits and pollution complaints, as the company scales up Grok supercomputing efforts with plans to deploy 1 million GPUs and raise up to $20 billion in funding.
xAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on site
On Wednesday, the Shelby County Health Department granted xAI an air permit that allows it to power 15 gas turbines while adhering to a range of restrictions designed to minimize emissions. Expiring on January 2,
xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center
Elon Musk's AI company has been operating more than twice that number without permits for months, a legal group alleges.
Musk’s xAI gets air permit for Memphis supercomputer
The company sought Clean Air Act permits for gas turbines powering the computer this winter — six months after they had begun spewing smog-forming pollution
Elon Musk's xAI issued permits for 15 natural gas turbines at Memphis data center: report
Elon Musk's xAI has been issued permits for 15 natural gas turbines at its Memphis data center, TechCrunch reported. Read for more.
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Elon Musk says xAI is buying an overseas power plant, and shipping it to the United States
Elon Musk confirms xAI will be buying an entire power plant from overseas, will ship it to the US to power its ...
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Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $10B for Supercomputer, Grok AI Expansion
Elon Musks artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has secured $10 billion in funding to fuel its rapid growth in the ...
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xAi Funding: Elon Musk Artificial Intelligence Company Raises $10 Billion
Elon Musk's xAI platform has announced $10 billion in fresh funding to solidify its position in the AI space. Will it outpace ...
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'Grok' supercomputer appears to raise concerns about grid impact during heatwave
Anyone can ask 'Grok' a question at any time. As FOX13 has reported, Grok is the artificial intelligence platform powered in ...
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NAACP announces plans to sue Elon Musk’s xAI over pollution concerns - NBC News
The NAACP announced Tuesday that it intends to bring a lawsuit under the Clean Air Act against Elon Musk’s startup xAI, which launched a supercomputer project in Memphis, Tennessee, last year ...
NAACP plans to sue Elon Musk's xAI over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Memphis
The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the NAACP filed a 60-day intent to sue notice against xAI for alleged ...
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NAACP plans to sue xAI over the use of gas turbines in Memphis - USA TODAY
MEMPHIS, TN — The NAACP and an environmental group announced on June 17 that they plan to sue billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, over concerns about air pollution ...